ROME

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This is a part from "Roman Holiday" when Audrey Hepburn tries to put her hand
in the mouth of truth but is afraid to since she is hiding her identity.

The movie Roman Holiday is a romantic but comedic film about two people that cannot have a relationship due to their fate. Audrey Hepburn is a runaway princess and Gregory Peck is a reporter. The film could not have taken place anywhere else because the movie showed many cultural landmarks of Rome such as the Trevi Fountain and “The Mouth of Truth”. Also Hepburn and Peck go on a romantic cruise through Rome on a Vespa scooter, which is a motorcycle company born in Italy and designed motorcycles to fit the city streets of Italy. In addition Hepburn and peck also visit the “The Mouth of Truth” which is a monument that is said to bite the hand of a liar off. Here Peck pulls a prank on Hepburn that brings the two closer together. By these two critical scenes the two characters fall in love, moving the plot along. Therefore if had the setting been different, the plot of the story would have to be re-thought.


In this movie there are many historical architect that show the beauty and the image of the glorious Rome.


Rome is the capital city of Italy.
Most populated city in Italy: over 2.7 million residents
-Has a long history over 2and ½ year


Landform:
The altitude of the central part of Rome ranges from 13 m above sea level to 139 m above sea level. The base of this measurement is at Pantheon and the peak is Monte Mario. The Commune of Rome is about 1,285 km2, including many green areas. Rome is also located in the central- western portion of the Italian Peninsula on the Tiber River.

Climate:
The climate of Rome is typically Mediterranean. It has a nice weather from April to June and mid- September to October.
Weather averages for Rome
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Average high °C (°F)
12
(54)

13
(55)

15
(59)

17
(63)

21
(70)

25
(77)

28
(82)

28
(82)

26
(79)

21
(70)

16
(61)

13
(55)

20
(68)

Daily Mean °C (°F)
8
(46)

8
(46)

11
(52)

12
(54)

17
(63)

20
(68)

23
(73)

23
(73)

21
(70)

17
(63)

12
(54)

9
(48)

15
(59)

Average low °C (°F)
3
(37)

4
(39)

6
(43)

8
(46)

12
(54)

16
(61)

18
(64)

19
(66)

16
(61)

13
(55)

7
(45)

5
(41)

11
(52)

Precipitation cm (inches)
8
(3.1)

7
(2.8)

6
(2.4)

6
(2.4)

5
(2)

3
(1.2)

1
(0.4)

2
(0.8)

6
(2.4)

11
(4.3)

11
(4.3)

9
(3.5)

80
(31.5)

Source: Weatherbase[13]

Vegetation:
There are some agricultural products, even though it is a big city. Some of the crops grown on Roman farms are wheat, barley, millet, pea, broad bean, lentil, flax, sesame, chickpea, hemp, turnip, olive, pear, apple, fig, and plum.

Man Made Structure:
Rome is very famous for many of the old but beautiful structures. There are sculptures, churches, Colosseum, and paintings.
external image 180px-She-wolf_suckles_Romulus_and_Remus.jpg
- Capitoline Wolf suckles the infant twins Romulus and Remus


external image 200px-SaintPeter%27BasilicaRome.jpg-
St. Peter’s Basilica, River Tiber

external image 400px-Vatican_StPeter_Square.jpg
- Colosseum and the Arch of Constantine
external image 180px-Pantheon_rome_2005may.jpg
-Pantheon

Economy:
The main income source comes from high technology, which include IT, aerospace, defense, and telecommunications. There was a huge development of tourism and commercial activity (bancking).
-The average income in Rome is 6.7% of GDP of Italy.

Language:
The main language spoken in Rome is Italian. Long time ago they used Latin. Italian have developed from Latin in Middle Age.
Indo-European Languages Italian Pronunciation Guide
Indo-European Languages Italian Pronunciation Guide

Example of an Italian word:
1) Hello - Slave
2) Please - Per favore
3) Good-bye - Ciao

In Italian there are several types of dialect:)
o Tuscan dialect: dominant
o Romanesco: southern Italian dialect
Ex)
1. Romanesco:
figlio (fee-ly-oh) is fijo (fee-yoh), meaning "son"

2. Tuscan dialect:
la gente - the people
standard Italian = [la ˈdʒɛnte]
Tuscan it is [la ˈʒɛnte]

Politics:
Italy is Republic and their Independence day was March 17th, 1861. There are two main political party: People of Freedom and Democratic Party.

Religion:
Most of the people in Rome are Roman Catholic/ Christian and they attend Churches as most of them have a strong belief. All the famous popes in the world are from Italy in Rome where they have historic places.

Population:
Metropolitan area
Population
Milan
6.4million
Rome
2.7million
Naples
2.1 million
Turin
1.2 million


Ethnic Group
Percentage
Italian
94%
Other European (Albanian, Romanian, Ukrainian)
3%
North African (Berber)
1.3%
Others
1.7%
Italy Population Pyramid for 2005
Age and sex distribution for the year 2005:


external image it-2005.png


Italy Population Pyramid for 2010
Predicted age and sex distribution for the year 2010:

external image it-2010.png



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